The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-06-02
ANARCHISTS AND COMMUNIsTs

ANARCHISTS AND COMMUNISTS
The ADVANCE recently said that
there were thousands of voters in the
cities and throughout the country
"whose political views are in accord
with the anarchists and communists
III all except the throwing of bonhs."
This statement Of fact had the usual
effect. Those who wished to make 4
point against the ADVANCE promptly
quoted us rs declaring that we were an
anarchist and communist ''in all ex-
cept the throwing of bombs.'' This is
about rs near to truth and fairness rs
ADVANCE enemies generally come.
The ADVANCE has repeatedly de.
nounced the violence of the anarchists
and declared that there is no demand
for anarchists in America. In Russia
and some other European tyrannies
we believe the anarchist is needed and
we cannot help wishing him success.
He may in time be needed in America.
The rate at which Americans are sub
mitting to be tied hand and foot by
class legislators and legislation, and
the frequent arrest and Imprisonment
of true men and women for 10 crime
whatever but for the mere exercise of
liberty of speech. is breeding anarch.
lists, and in time they may be neces-
sAry. But as long as men are free to
vote and parties to form for the correc.
ton Of abuses, the anarchist is prema-
ture ut least in America.
But is the ADVANCE an advocate of
''communism?' The ADVANCE does
not recognize the advocacy of commu-
nism rs its duty. We believe that
communism, or socialism, or atfilidtion,
or brotherhood, or integral coopera-
tiOD, or whatever it may be called, Or
putting all in one. is the true system.
We believe that the Christian system
is communism, and that the early
Christians practiced it until overrlddpn
and crushed out by surrounding sell
iiShnesS.
''And all that believed were together
and had all things scOmmon.-Acts 2, A.
Wherever it has been tried for any
length of time it has been financially
an eminent success, and we have never
heard of case of crime, pauperism,
or insanity in one of these ''commu-
nities."
''Christian civilization" as it is call.
w 0OSAs0A sSSA~ NNA 10
tians, is u most terrific and appalling
failure. Prisons, mad houses, gal.
lOwses, pauper houses, bawdy houses,
dram shops. standing armies, wars and
every conceivable crime abound.
Even babes are numbering each other.
Necessarily, the humanity lowing
hearts are turning to some other sys-
tenn for relief. Communities, brother
hoods, etc., are forming by the score,
and thousands of men and women are
anxious to flee from the cruel and sell
fish communities in which they live to
almost any climate or any part of the
globe where fraternity and true life
is promised.
Cooperation and atfiliation are the
remedies now being tried. There are
scores of these ''societies" forming.
They will increase to hundreds and
thousands, and we earnestly hope that
they may spread over the earth and
possess it. and we just as earnestly be-
lieve that they will.
If this be treason, communism or
''anarchy," make the most of it.
Mr.. Henry Maxwell, brother of Con-
ductor Maxwell Of this place, was kill
ed about fourteen miles this side Of
Watert0wn Tuesday night, while max.
ing a coupling. Henry was young
man 21 years old, and had been on this
road something over one year. He
reoistered at the BURLINGTON Hotel